Cognition Delay is a duo of US artist Jeremy Rice (Abdicant, Curious Inversions) and UK artist Paul Alexander (Pandacetamol, Fluffy Inside) who as Kahvi Collective label mates admired each other's contrasting approaches in music and felt compelled to collaborate. Their defining "Strange Sedatives" album (from 2022 on Rednetic) continues to amaze and has shown that Cognition Delay is a unique meeting of musical mindsets. While they have never met in person, Paul & Jeremy have found a collaborative sweet spot that melds their respective solo projects into something new and shiny. A refined sound, within an undefined genre. The duo debuted on Mahorka in 2023 with "Mostly Dreaming", an album full of analog layers, hypnotic passages, half-heard conversations, morphing rhythms, fused with thrilling bursts of unexpected melodies, a deep, immersive, ethereal, even vaguely nostalgic experience.

Cognition Delay are delighted to return to Mahorka serving up their 7th album. It's brimming with dramatic brooding textures, laid over industrial percussion, and crowned with emotionally-charged leads reflecting the darker segments of the psyche. Analogue melancholy with a dark, driving energy and flashes of bleak humour permeate the album.

Delve into a world of immersive dazzling darkness. Illumination is always just around the corner, barely within your grasp. You can't stop reaching for it. It will find you.

Defying traditional electronic music genres, the CD trademark of inventive unpredictability is very much in evidence across the nine tracks. They build a very particular, and often peculiar, dark sonic world you will want to revisit.

Released July 30, 2025 as free (cc) digital download and in beautiful limited Digipak CD edition.

Composed and produced by: Paul Alexander & Jeremy Rice
Mastered by: Black Particle

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